Saturday, March 14, 2015

Movie Marathon

Last January, I decided to embark on a quest. It would take a lot of time, and it would take a LONG time.

I would watch all of my movies in alphabetical order.

Okay, so it wasn't learning a new language or anything. But I own over 200 movies, and I've never before attempted something like this. Sure, I'll decide to watch a movie here or there, but I realized I'd left some languishing on the shelf for years. It's not because I don't like them, but because I just don't often say, "I think I'll watch 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' today!" I don't think I've ever gone, "You know what my day needs? A little 'Curious Case of Benjamin Button.'" Both good movies, but not go-tos for me.

So it was decided. One at a time, from A to Z. Or rather, from '2 Days in Paris' to 'Zombieland.'

Some of my movies.

A little background on my watching patterns: I have a television in my room, and I always have something playing on it (usually a TV show) while I get ready for work, fold clothes, get ready for bed, etc. I decided to instead use this time to chip away at my movie collection, and really take stock of the DVDs that I own.

I ended up getting rid of the very first movie that I watched: '2 Days in Paris.' I couldn't see myself watching it again, and I also couldn't imagine anyone wanting to borrow it. So congratulations, Goodwill! Another DVD for your illustrious collection.

From then on I kept plugging away, going through roughly one movie every two days. Sometimes I was away on vacation and didn't take any movies with me, other times I worked on a project in my room and watched more than one movie in a sitting.

One of the most entertaining aspects of this venture was that every so often my co-workers would want to play "Guess What Movie Valerie is Watching," and I'd give them different clues, leaving them to try to come up with what movie might come between.

Fourteen months and 227 movies later, I'm finally done! It was a sad moment when the credits for 'Zombieland' finally rolled – so much so that I immediately watched the entire movie again with commentary.

*Terrible video quality, but it's all I could find, sadly. Still-- SO GOOD.**I can't even find even a PICTURE of this moment, so here's a trailer instead. Movies Better Than I Remembered AustraliaThe Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonFirst KnightGone With the WindNotting Hill

Movies Less Awesome Than I RememberedGreaseThe Phantom of the OperaMovies I Own That Take Place in 1899Moulin Rouge
NewsiesThe PrestigeFunniest Movies I OwnCloudy with a Chance of MeatballsHot FuzzWaiting for GuffmanZombieland

Favorite Teen Comedies

10 Things I Hate About YouEasy ACluelessMean GirlsNever Been Kissed Can't Hardly WaitActors That Are In More Than Five Of My MoviesTom HanksKate WinsletJoseph Gordon-LevittZOMG This Is My Childhood3 NinjasCharlotte's WebThe Chipmunk AdventureGulliver's Travels
The Last Unicorn
The Rescuers Down UnderI Just Really Want You To Watch These Movies

Blast from the Past
Return to Me
WaitressThe Way, Way Back
Zombieland

My Top Five Favorites

Almost Famous
A League of Their Own
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Moulin Rouge
That Thing You Do

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Ginger and Valerie are boring enough not to be able to post daily, but apparently interesting enough to have a blog.

Sisters separated by the state of New Mexico (Ginger is in Arizona and Val in Texas), they write because it's way more fun than just e-mailing their parents. They apologize for any sarcasm...it's genetic.